Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
DAILY HERALD.
CITY COUNCIL.
Auditor Teed's Estimate
for Tax Levy Adopted.
IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS.
Paving on Main and Spring
Streets Ordered Com
menced at Once.


The City Council met yesterday,
President Breed in the chair and
Messrs. Lowell, Kuhrts, Jones, Stearns,
Teed, Hitler, Hyans, Perry, present.
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes the following business
was transacted.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The City Auditor presented his esti-
mate for the tax levy Of 1888, fixing
the rate at $3.50 ON 500, Referred to
Finance Committee.
The Superintendent of Streets re-
ported expenditures Of $546 for the
past week. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
The Zanjero reported expenditures
Of $S1 so during the past week. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Justice Austin reported the collec-
ton of $31.75 fees during July. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
The City Auditor presented his trial
balance for July, and also his report
Of the balance in the various funds.
Referred to Finance Committee.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works reported
as follows:
On petition of S. P. Milford and
l. oil
from Tenth to Eleventh streets and
between Main and Hill streets piped,
recommended that the matter be re-
ferred to the Zanja Committee to as
certain whether said zanja cannot be
abandoned. Adopted.
On petition of John Bryson and }.
C.. Knox to have Tenth street graded
between Flower and Pearl, recon-
mended that the same be granted,
and the City Attorney be instructed to
draft resolutions accordingly. Adopted.
On petition Of G. s. McNally to have
California street graded, between
Main street and Grand avenue, rec.
ommended that the same be granted,
and the City Attorney be instructed to
Resolutions accordingly. Adopted.
On petition of Agnes Deutsch and
others, to have Amelia street graded
between Turner and Sainsevain /:
recommended the same be granted
and the City Attorney be instructed to
draft resolutions accordingly. Adopt
ed.
On petition of James Booth and
others, to have Union avenue graded
between Diamond and Temple
recommended the same be granted
and the City Attorney be instructed to
draft resolutions accordingly. Re-
ferred back.
On petition of James Booth and
others, to have Court street graded
between Belmont avenue and Yarnell
street: Referred to City Surveyor
On petition of H. G. Wilmer to
have College Hill avenue graded be
tween Lucas and Nichols avenues
Granted, provided entire block Ii
graded.
On petition of M. w. Childs to have
grade of Beaudry street changed be
tween Second street and Bellevue
Place: recommended the same be
referred to the City Surveyors.
On petition of w. p. Mcintosh anG
Others to have Virgin street graded be
tween Yale and Beaudry, and have
name of Virgin street changed to tha
of Alpine: recommended the same
be granted. Adopted.
On petition of 2. Beaudry to have
Beaudry street repaired where sale
street was washed out by floods: rec
commended that Street Superintendent
repair said street. Adopted.
On petition of G. w. Lawrence anC
others against the widening of Seventh
street: recommended the same b.
referred to e City Attorney. Adopted
Or petition of Frances +. Mcdonald
and William Wright, to have the Al
rOyo de Las Reyes changed from run
ming across lots 10 and IL, Wrigh
tract, to the line of Pacheco street
Referred to the City Surveyor to ascer
tain whether the proposition is prac
ticable.
On petition of f. S. Hamilton ant
others to have houses on Hamilton
street numbered: Referred to Cit,
Surveyor. Adopted.
On petition of Philip Fritz and other
to have Bernard street graded from
Yale to Buena Vista: recommended
the same be granted. Adopted.
On petition of John Hazlip and JOIN
Scheerer to have 6O-foot street between
Macy and Mission, parallel to and 15t
feet west of the land of the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe: Denied, bu
recommended that the line of Center
street be prolonged. Adopted.
On petition OF Z. M. Weaver and
.,tbarO no huva Iinac ~ ao ApnaIas
river defined ON east side from Sew
enth to Macy; the Board states that
the lines are already defined, and rec
ommend that the Superintendent of
Streets be instructed to notify parties
who encroach on river bed to remove
distractions. Adopted.
The proposition that the city pay
one-half the cost of levee as soon as
said distractions are removed was re-
ferred to Messrs. Lowell, Kuhrts and
Perry
On petition of Charles Bauer to have
Beaudry street repaired at the corner
of Beaudry and Temple: referred to
Street Superintendent.
On petition of w. f.. Rogers and
others to have Wettmer street graded
Granted, provided the entire block is
graded.
Recommended that the deed of r.
S. Ramseur be referred to the City
Surveyor, to ascertain ii said deed is
correct. Adopted.
Recommended that the bid of II.
G. Register to grade Angelina street
be referred to City Surveyor to ascer-
tain amount OF work to be done.
Adopted.
On bids for grading Seventh street
recommended said bids be returned,
for the reason that said proceedings